Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the areas of the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors, including Public Private Partnerships.
Public outreach & key achievements
Chair of Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland Academic Advisory Board.
Member of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment’s (CCEA) Subject Advisory Panel (2019-2021) for Business Studies, Economics and Professional Business Services.
Engagement on curriculum content and examinations with various professional accountancy bodies.
Recent reports in the media include:
Irish Times More than half of Irish charities fail to disclose income sources
Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) – 2017-18 http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-business/research-and-information-service-raise/knowledge-exchange/#regulation
Research students
| PhD area | Risk Transfer in Education Public Private Partnerships in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland |
| Name | Caroline Flynn |
| Years of study | 2011 to Present |
| Country | Ireland |
| PhD area | Developing a Model for Predicting Charity Financial Vulnerability |
| Name | Martina Smylie |
| Years of study | 2017 to Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | The Discharge of Accountability by UK Social Enterprise Organisations |
| Name | Martin Kelly |
| Years of study | 2009 to 2015 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current Position | Lecturer (Education), Queen’s University Belfast |
| PhD area | Recent Public Sector Accounting Reforms in the United Kingdom: Intended Benefits and Actual Outcomes |
| Name | Elaine Stewart |
| Years of study | 2011 to 2016 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current Position | Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast |
| PhD area | Exploring the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the UK’s Transport Sector of Roads: A Governmentality Perspective |
| Name | Salman Ahmad |
| Years of study | 2012 to 2014 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Current Position | Lecturer, Aston University |
| PhD area | Risk Management in Irish PPP Toll Roads |
| Name | Richard Burke |
| Years of study | 2012 to 2014 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Lecturer, Waterford Institute of Technology |